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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-04

A ST.. Louis paper has opened its columns to
opinions as to when the nineteenth century ends
and the twentieth begins. The Journal can
answer the conundrum with its eyes shut
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-04

MONDAY is the last day of the regular ses-
sion Of the General Assembly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-04

Telephone Calls
Business Office o3S Editorial Rooms 242
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24
Fled the Country.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct d "A local paper
this morning states that Charles l..
Phillips. president of the defupca Co
umbia bank, has left the country, having
sailed for Havre, France, on the Com
pagnie Generate .Atlantique's steam
er Ia Champagne, from New York,
at nine o'clock Saturday morning. His de
parture was sudden and known TO but very
few and the belief is general that he left the
country to escape criminal prosecution for
the part he took in the msmanagemeut OF
the broken bank.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24

sale boot and shoe establishment Saturday
nisnt csus'nra total loss of bali a million
doiiare.
BIB S!ariu, the Minstrel who hes been
living at the poinl of dca!I, at his house, in
baltimore. from n most ,;ainful car disease,
which had also attacked his BRAIN has Gow
fully recovered and will he able to join his
troupe in g few days.
Two freight cars on The Philadelphia Di-
vision OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
were badly used up Saturday afternoon.
near Chester, Pa, By breaking away from
the train and drifting into rear train which
was going down 8 stiff grade. No one as
hurt.
The Railway murder mystery vas further
mysi;fed Saturday by the arraigument III
Philadelphia of both Frank Credeford, the
supposed murderer, and Annie Ingram,
who was thought by the New Jersey author
tiles 20 have been the woman whose
dead body was found at Railway in March
last.
An atteupt was made 10 evic: a widow
named Foley from her house at Bsilyke
rogue, county Wexford, Ireland, On Satur
day. Twenty gbt men defended Tho house
and the attempt was failure. The emer-
gency men were sMotaercu Win Vllflo',
boiling tar aud red ho. iron. The military
were summoned.
After four days and the hearing Of an ;'n
mense mass OF testimony, the coroner's jury
have rendered verdict of justiliable bomi-
eide in the Bapgs-M acWilliams killing case
of Jacksonville, Fla. Bangs, the principal
actor, and Houston, Winter and Thomas, oil
eyewitness Of the tragedy and friends OF
Bangs. are held for appearance on the sworn
affidavit of the son Of MacWiiiams, charg
ing then with conspiracy 10 Kill his fati.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24

lem to the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, the wires in all the offices of the for
mer in this city were disconnected yester'
dag, aud the 3. & o. lines ceased to do bust.
ness. Early in the morning linemen of tho
Western Union company visited the Office
on the corner of La Sale aud Washington
streets, in the cd Board of Trade building,
and soon had all the wires running cut Of
that station attached to instruments in the
Western Union Office clerk was left in
charge to notify customers of the change in
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24

SERIOUS AccIDENT.-Qu an accident occur
red in the lower cid of Lancaster county some
nights ago TO seTenading party. Mr.. Oscar
Chiffon was married on that day and some TWEEN
ty five or thirty fishermen put cannon on poles
and went up to serenadc him. They first went
into his pantry and made way with his pies,
brides cake oysters &c, and having satisfied the
inner man proceeded to give them an old fash
ioncd serenaGo by charging the cannon heavily
and wadding the charge with oakum so rs to pro
duco terrific report. When tho cannon was
touched off tie nature of The charge caused it to
burst and fly into 4 thousand pieces. Several
pieces struck young Squires, son of Captain g. p
Squires piece piercing his leg so that it vii!
probably have to be ampntated. The doctors in
probing failed to find the piece Another piece
struck another man across tho stomach. cutting
his clothes and coming within haitian inch Of dis
emboweling him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24

Col. Robert G. Ingarsoil, in an article entitled
Tho Agnostic Side" will reply in The NORTH
american Rerier for November to the "Open Let
ter addressed to him 10y Rev rr Field, of the
Erangelist. in the august nrmbsr. I. is described
as the most radical essay that Col. IuecTsoll has
ever written. There will also Re srtices by Gail
Hamilton on tie Andorer controversy: By Gen.
Bryce on anarchsm b. Dir. a. D. vinton Oh tina
Biconisn sud other cyphers, showing their origin
and history; short essay entitled Engiish Tax.
alton 10 America, by 1hoa. L. Mcehan. AID va
rious other bright essays on topics Of the time
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24
Severe Gales.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 24.-The gale that prr
vailed Saturday night on The lake is re
ported to have been the severest OF tho sea-
son by vessel masters 1t continued last
night with llu:,ies of srow. The wind blew
45 miles an hour oil Gay yesterday and n
large feet was in the harbor for shelter
At o'clock this morning the schooner
Maine, Of Chicago, was wrecked here and
a total lcss. She struck $50 feet eff shore
and for half an hour the six meu compTisir =
her crew clnng desperately to the rigging
while the seas broke clear over them. TIE
life sayiog crew rescued them in nearly
exhausted condition. No other wrecks arc
reported.
MARQUETTE, Mich, O>t. GA storm al.
iaos. the exact parallel in intensity and di-
rsc!ion of wind aud amount of snow fall as
that which caused such havoc hero on No.
vember Il last year, se! in at daylight yester
day. She wind bIaw from northeast 10
north, fu,ty miles an bour al day, while u
bliading snow storm ragged, making the gale
doubiy dangerous for vesssis. Several dis
as.ers on the lake are reported
CHICAGO, Oct. 24.--There was heavy
wind all OF yesterday ana last night, blow
ing with almost the velocity Of storm and
much damage TO exposed vessels may lie
expected Il extended ever The entire Iake
region and at midnight had g velocity e
about forty miles. Beyond one or two
trivial accidents no injury to shipping was
reported in the local harOor and The few
vessels which arrived from outsida suffered
nothing worth mentioning.
CLEVELAND, Oct "a "A large vessel is
going to pieces On tho beach at Noble, .
village about ten miles east Of this city.
The waves are beating the ship to pieces
and the crew are leshed to the rigging.
The life saving crew have rowed to tie
scene in their boats Word of the disaster
has just reached this city and 90 partica--
lars can he obtained as yet.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Oct. PA great gale
swept over this city this morning, tie wind
attaining q maximum velocity OF &C mics
per hour. Ore house was blown down, and
shade trees, signs and windows suffered ter.
rihly. No serious damage is reported from
tha laka
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To.DAY.s PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS.
Foreign News.

LONDON, Oct. 24--The Daily News says
in reference to tho arrest OF Mr. Blunt: The
conduct Of the Government was absolutely
lawlesa, the meeting st Wocd!ord having
been called by the English Homo Rule As.
ISOLATION.
TIE Standard says Sir Wilfrsd Blunt has
unintentionally done good service ior the
Government by showing English fomenteIs
of disturbances in Ireland that they ere to
be treated exactly the same as native asi;s
tors. Saws the STANDARD, "We are bound to
admit that but 70. his p,cst opporiuao chsl-
lenge he would have escaped scot free. The
police merely stopped the meeting"
The Times expresses the nope that Sir
Wilfred Blunt, who was arrested at Wood
ford, Comfy Galway, Ireland, yesterdsy
will be treated as oue Of the ru6licars, o.
sc. O. NJ. heer men," who usually DO the
work OF the national league.
The TelcQraph'8 correspondent at Paris
ssssrs that Lord Lyons, The British Amhss-
sador TO France, asked Lord Salisbury for
permission 10 retire, but ct the laitei's re-
quest consented to remain in Office until the
end of the year.
BERLIN, Oct 24.-The government has
refused to fulfil its promise to establish tele
phone connection between Verviers and
AK a-Chappeile. The reasons for lis re
fusal is probably the same as ll,at which
caused it to close the telephone communioa-
ton between Muiheu=en and Basic recently.
Public opinion strongly condemns the gov
ernment's action.
PARIS, Oct. o4--The testimony developed
at the inquest into the great loss of life al
tending the burning OF the Opera Comiqre
aud the nature Of The indictment against M.
Caryalho, the manager, and other officials,
lave just been published, through allege5
journalistic indscretion. The evidence
taken indicates almost indescribabe care
lesaness and want Of eys!em in the manage
msnt OF the theatre NJ. Carvalho gives g
version of The cause OF the disaster which, he
claims, will exculpate him from all blame
Ho promises to prove the accuracy OF his
statements when the case comes up fer trial
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24

BECAUSE GEN. MAHoNE ia not beating up
the bushes in Virginia with his jackmen and
his ho,l s is no reason for believing that he
is not striving with all his might and main
TO accomplish his ends. Reliable inteili-
pcuce is 10 The fleet that bic still hunt has
not only been Systematically arranged. but
is being prosecuted vigorously liz every mag
isterial district and ward of the State. If
the d, me- Gratis be wise they will not be
caught nspping, but will speedily adopt
measures by which the mears the General
is employing may be offset and checkmated
at every point.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24

In SOME sections of the State The edct has
gone forth that no man can be, nor shall be,
elected to office who tenders coupons for
taxes. Ard yet the T. s. Supreme Court,
the highest court in the country, and The
n anda,es Of which, by the Constitution, al
the supreme law of the land, has declared
that coupons shall be received for taxes. In
other words man is to be boy cotted in Vir.
ginia for acting in accordance with the de-
cisious of the highest court of the nation.
But this is not surprising in State the bust
ness men Of whose capital city formally de-
cln,ed that boycott on ore of th'ir fellows
should stand
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24
ITnited States Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, Oct q In the case ofhe
condemned Chicago anarchists upon tie
motion Of their counsel for the allowance Of
writ of error to the Supreme Court of tie
State of Illinois, the Supreme Court TO
day decided to hear counsel on Thursday
next, not only upon the point whether any
federal questions were actually made and
decided in the Supreme Court of the State,
but alao upon the character of those ques-
tons. SO that the court may determine
whether they are such as 10 make it proper
to bring the case here for review.
The court TO day denied tho motion to
advance four prohibition liquor cases from
Iowa, ard one from Georgia. These cases
involve the constitutionelity Of all the pro-
hibition legislation since the adoption If
the 18th Am endment. which does not pro
vide for compensation to brewers AID dis
tilless for the value OF he property destroy
ed by The forcible closing of their establish
menta.
Attorney General Garlald submitted to
day motion to have advanced for earl,
haariug the case Of the receiver OF the FIRST
National Bank OF Buffalo, n. Y, agains,
Spauldng AID otiiera which involves the
question OF the rssponeibili:, 81 the directors
of National Banks tor negligence is III.
performance Of their duties
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24
Prisoner Killed.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 24-At noon yesterday
at Hot Springs. Ark, Jasper Duncan, a pri-
soner confined in the county Jail, was shot
and almost instantly killed by Sheriff Will
liams. Duncan IVES out Ct Jail and what
seems to have been precouceited attempt
to escape was attempted. Duncan was re-
Gently a5iudged gully Oh charge of com
plcity in the killing of Mike Martin and
sentenced to twenty years in the peniten-
iinrV
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24
NEWS OF THE BAY

There were 155 deaths in Baltimore last
week.
Eight murderers are in Jail awaiting trial
in Washington.
Over 5000 changed hands on hun.
dred yard race at Ottawa Ont, Saturday.
Hon. E. B: Waahburne. ex United State 8
minister to France, died in Chicago Satur-
day.
The grand jury of Cincinnati have brought
in twenty. eight indictments in the Fidelity
National Bank matter.
The collections the past year for the fund
fer the Woman's Foreign Mission Society of
the NJ. E. Church amounts to $4,000.
By fire in tie large show window Of
Bernard Collan's dry goods store in New
York Saturday 800 900 worth of goods were
damaged.
There was a driving, clustering, snow
storm at Dubuque, Iowa, Saturday, with
the mercury very low. The storm is NOV
ing eastward.
The old stockholders of the Kansas Paci
fc Raj road are soaking the indictment OF
Jay Gouldand Russell Sage for alleged grand
larceny.
Advioes from Havana announce the
death of Beriben, the second in command
of the united revolutionary forces, in q fight
in the interiorof Cuba.
The Tight Barrel Assembly. of Nil
waukee, has seeded from the knights OF
labor because of Powderly's temperance
plank, and organized trade union.
The great statue of Abraham Liuc,ln in
Lincoln Park, Chicago, was unveiled Saiur.
dsv in tho nrasence of large crowd BIZ lit
tie "Abs' Lincoln, the scn Of Rob' /. Lin
coin.
The most destructive fra That has OF
CURED in ST. Louis for over ; ear treSe nut
u the Woolmsu- Todd Company's whole
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24

The american Magazine for November has been
received from its publishers in New York. Its
contents arc: Hcndrickson Falls. Mount Tacoma,
November, Olivia Delaplaine, The Enterprise and
the Boxer Paul Hayne ana hi' Poetry, John Pet.
tigrewe's Wooing, A Dreamer of Dreams, The
People VS.. August Reenkopf, Tho Grand Army of
the Republic, Then Death is Blind, Witch Hazel.
Cyclosia, The Saunterer, a Human Acalepha, Be.
meath the Pines, The Christening of America
Autumn Fio%Rs. a Dancing Party in Virginia.
The City CT Il, Iiterature, The American Pulpit
Timely Topics, Hou:ebo!d Art, Calendar of
Health, and the Portfolio
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, Get 24 The opening Of the stock
market this morning was quiet and heavy to weak
at declines from Saturday closing prices of from
Is to d per cent The market continued quiet to
dull and further leses of from ls 10 II per cent.
generally were made in the early dealings The
list then became steady fer short time. but in
the latter part of the bour mote decided weakness,
was shown, accompanied by increased activity.
and still lower figures were established. At11
o'clock the market was quiet and heavy to " ak
at about bottom prices. Money easy ct 4a5
BALTIhoRE, Oct 2i.-virginia is cousuidat IS
46lb past.due coupons 60; 1o-4os 80; Few %
60 lid to. day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24
ALEX A-ND.RIA.
MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER "a.

In ANY democratic candidate for the leg
islarure base his hope of election upon d.
vision Of the c0lored vote, or upon even re-
g. ivirga pe;ceplible PARTON OF that vote,
he will find that he has been egregriously
deceived. The few colored men to whom
Offices have been given may possibly vote
The democratic ticket, but at the Eext, as
has Loen the case at all previous elections
in tie State since General Malone usurred
control Of the republican party of Virginia,
ne colored vote will be cast practically az
: unit for the General. Few coioied voters
dare the heating process to which they are
su.ircted by their own race for voting Inc
democratic ticket, and the few who do are
son compelled 10 submit TO the Generals
.'me,hods" and his "malign influence. Ii
The coIored vote be solid for General Ma
loue the stronger the reason why the white
vote should he equally as solid against him
Certainly the division shonld not be ALTO
ee,her on the white side.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24

A SPLIT has taken place in the knights OF
la Dor. The numerous dissenters from the
action taken at the Minneapolis convention
have declared open war with the executive
bnard and have published their declaration OF
independence. On returning from the cen
vep,ion thirty five delegates, representing
fifteen States, stopped in Chicago and Go
termintd 10 bring about reorganization OF
the order They elected q provisional COM
mittee OF five members, and have issued a
circular to all the local assemblies in the
country, in which they protest against the
tyrannical power OBJ aimed by The "pickings'
the present chief officers receive as rewards
for their services Tbis is not at all sur.
prising. Intelligent and industrious
workingmen don't like to see the money
collected from them by assessments expend
ed in the support Of Idle aud luxurious
officials
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24

A wreck occurred on The B. & o. r. R. on
Sunday morning at Mountain Lake Park,
two miles east of Oakland An east bound
freight train pulled over on the north track
in order 10 let q passenger train PASS White
the freight train was standing waiting for
the Passenger, 8 Yves 'nund freight came
along at f.ii' easor and rntiided with the
first. named freight train, producinga serious
wreck. Nobody was killed, but the loss of
property Is very by The two engines
and FIVE cars were wrecked.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24
Mexican Bandits.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 81 -Advices from the
lower Rio Grande say that party of ban
dts, in number, well armed and mounted,
had captured rich old rancher in the lower
portion of Eucinal county and made of
with him to their stronghold. They left
word at tho ranch that parties desiring to
negotiate with them for hia release could go
to a Rendezvous named by them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24
neail, ofn Physician.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24-James Knight, Nj
D Srrgeon.in. Chief Of the hospital for tie
relief of the rupturod ard crippled in this
city, is dead DR.. Knight WAS born at
fancy Town, Frederick county, Mary land,
Februory Ii, 1910 He was the son of Sam
uel Knight, 9 manufacturer of military i'm
plemsnls, and graduated from he Washing
ton Medical College, Baltimore, in March
1882.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24

ANOTHER OF Aexandria's physicians Is
dead DR. Albert Fairfax died yesterday
The Doctor ives surgeon 10 the Confeder
ate army for several years after the war
was physician to . large mining camp in
North Caiolins. and then returned to this
city u mere ne had Numerous relatives and
friends. He was courteous and intelligent
gentleman, and a skilful and experienced
physician; loved by his patients, and highly
esteemed ard respected by all who knew
him. His virtues were many, bis faults, II
any, few. Being direct descendant OF
Lord Fsiifax, the Docto; bad noble blood in
his veins, but he SO lived as to show that he
depended upon bis conduct rather than up
on his blood for his nobility.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24
I'm peri,ous Position.

NEWPORT, Oct. 24-The training ship
Portsmouth is in danger of going ashore on
the dangerous rocks of Point Judith. All
the life saving crews within reach arc being
hurried to the seems. The chip has several
hundred souls on board ard should her an
chors drag largo loss of life is fear d. The
Dolphin has been sent 10 the assistance OF
tho Portsmouth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24

The RECENT extensive strike of the
knights of LABOR in the anthracite coal mines
came TO sn early end, because the striking
knights received little or no support from
the knights in other sections of the country
and, having only small sum in their treas
ury, we're compelled to come to terms as
soon as that sum was expausted. Striking
never was profitable to The strikers in the
end, and the experience of fall Industrious
men who have ever engaged in it is to that
effect
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24

CONGRESSMAN O'FERRALL. 10 talking re.
Gently about the platform Of the Virginia
democracy, said: ut is not what l would
have liked myself in regard to the tarfl
plank. l have made a thorough tariff re-
form canvass throughout the State, and
found everywhere that the people were for
it. We don't want the tax taken off whisky
and beer" That's tie right way for demo
cratic canvassers to talk. Say nothing
about the platform, but speak for tariff re.
form and against removing the tax on
linunr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24

A ststistican who has given attention to
London affairs estimates that there are 80,
600 thieves in the British metropolis. We
come very near those figures in New York
by including our Doodle politicians and their
dividing friends.-Ne,p Yori: World
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24
E'louring vail DESTROYED.

CLINTON. ILL, Oct 24-Tho Touring
mill OF Sylvester and Peddicord, together
with dwelling, were destroyed BY fife yes
terday. Loss ST. 000 insurance $4,000
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24
A roy MURDERER.

"A lsd named James Boswell aomc fifteen years
of age, walked up King street about twilight, aud
as he drew near the upper end he saw just ahead
OF him little girl named Martha French. With
out, as appears, any reason beyond mere wanton-
ness ho hurled brick at the unsuspecting child
and drove portion Of her skull into her brain,
and the child fell dead. AS one OF the ARRAYS be-
tween some town boys and the negro soldiers
called tho Christmas riots had occurred at that
place, perhaps the association stirred q lancor
against the colored race. The instrument and the
object Of his vengeance were before him. Never
having in his lifo voluntarily restrained n pas
sion or a whim. the horrid suggestion became a
murder without second thought. The old in
dictmcnts charged murder us moved and insti-
gated by the devil. What devil moved here? The
unrestrained and barbarous habits of the boy
" ho left the demon unclaimed apd at large ? This
community These boys, the Boswells and Cur
ran, had committed dozens Of offences. Everybody
knew that they had no home trainng-in fact, nc
hOm,. Wanderers, street Arabs. petty Bedonins
left TO have the innocent bluntnoss Of childhood
sharp ned by crime as an educational system
what other result could have been looked for
Tho police reports are full of prophecies of that
which has now come TO p5ss reform school or
house OF correction would have prevented this
murder. 1t would have cost less to have made a
man OF Roswell than it will to try and punish him.
Meanwhile the particular species of devil that
caused this murder goes about like 2 roaring liop
can be in system of good public schools, forcibly
if We must in penal reform schools."
Boswell went to the penitentiary. He
said he was throwing at duck and struck
the girl accidentally. All that crowd has
COMO. One only, John Curran. has been re.
Gently again in the courts. 1t would have
cost far less to have trained him in a reform
school than it did to try him. But the
truth in the case is that all the olden gangs
cfwhite boys, street Arabs and boy Bedonins,
have passed away since the public school
system has been established. All knsw
them once that knew the streets at all
None know them now. The chief of police
tells me such gangs have ceased. They ex.
ist no longer. Yet there are editors and
ciereymen who say that public schools do
not promote public order and public morali-
ty. W. F. G.